Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah
Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah is a canal in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah is situated nearby to the village Al Aqalitah, as well as near the locality Naj‘ ar Rizqah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Bank and Luxor Temple.
West Bank
Photo: MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West Bank of Luxor in Egypt is also the gateway to the amazing Valley of the Kings, and a string of pharaonic mortuary temples vies with the richly-decorated Tombs of the Nobles and the workmen's village, Deir el-Medineh, for the visitors’ attention.
Luxor Temple
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. Luxor Temple is situated 2½ km northeast of Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah.
Memnon Statue
Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. Memnon Statue is situated 3½ km north of Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
El-Assasif
Village
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El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. El-Assasif is situated 5 km north of Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah.
Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “Al-Fāḍiliyyah Canal” and “Tur`at al Fadiliyah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.69002° or 25° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
32.61524° or 32° 36′ 55″ eastElevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
7GQJMJR8+23GeoNames ID
12081710
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In Other Languages
“Tur‘at al Fāḑilīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ترعة الفاضلية”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Naj‘ ar Rizqah and Al Aqalitah.
Notable Places Nearby
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